on the latest episode of hotbox the cinema, we dive into the work of two digital native filmmakers, henry joost & ariel schulman, the duo behind catfish, nerve, paranormal activity 3 & 4, and this year's netflix original project power. we talk about their work's engagement with social media and multiscreen experience, how being haunted by ghosts is like surveillance, & the impact of influencer culture on ~cinema~

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on the latest Hotbox The Cinema, we welcome a guest into the hotbox for the very first time. rob arcand (@ robarcand) joins us for a very special conversation about that coolest of mediums: televison. we get into movies about television and what make the mediums distinct, tik tok, the emergent Screen Life genre, & much much more about media as always.

nadine's channel-surfing mix at 1:25:38

movies discussed: uhf, medium cool, truman show, broadcast news, they live, all the president's men, network, videodrome

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kelly reichardt's First Cow has *finally* dropped on VOD, so we took the opportunity to dig into the works of america's most chilled out filmmaker, from her movies' engagement with leftist activism and histories of colonialism, to the use of weed as a social lubricant in Old Joy, to what her work shares with open world games. in fact, we love kelly reichardt's movies so much that we tried to make this episode *feel* like a kelly reichardt movie.... you just have to listen to hear what that means

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on the second part of our battle royale series, we go hardcore gamer mode and get into the nitty gritty of games like fortnite, warzone, PUBG, and apex legends. are battle royale games anti-communist propaganda? would bernie sanders have won the democratic primary if he played fortnite? are twitch streamers auteurs? the answers to these burning questions and more,

new mix from seth at 1:43:31

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on a long overdue hotbox the cinema, we talk about the most dangerous game: battle royale, the endlessly popular and innovative video game subgenre. we get into games like fortnite and warzone, but also talk about the genre's origins in other media, from the iconic short story "the most dangerous game" to films like SURVIVING THE GAME, THE PEST, HARD TARGET, THE HUNT, FIGURES IN A LANDSCAPE, & more. why r we so fascinated with stories of humans hunting humans? what makes battle royale games different from esports? does playing call of duty make u a reactionary? why tf did john leguizamo make the pest? toke up, tune in, and learn the answers to these questions and so many more.

new nadine mix at 1:21:33

organizations to support:

the okra project: https://www.theokraproject.com/

GLITS: https://www.glitsinc.org/

gideons army (nashville): https://gideonsarmyunited.org/

your local bail fund

educational resources:

a radical reading list (credit to @sarahtai): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vJTfZMZvrh3sEpF6unAdi8ZUDYAkgzUt

learn more about abolition: https://dsaemerge.org/the-abolitionist-horizon-building-a-world-without-police-or-prisons/

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HOTBOX THE CINEMA presents a very special 4/20/20 livestream spectacular, featuring a freewheeling and freeweeding chat with special guests adam (@ motelabyss), etan (@ etanheytan), eddie (@ ipod_video and host of Extended Clip), JR (@ juanroelmolina & @ lazypugfilms on tik tok), charlotte (@ mumble_sauce), and elusive twitter legend celery. thanks to everyone who spent their time with us on the highest of high holidays.

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on the very first episode of hotbox from a post-corona world, we Hotbox The Quarantine with a chat about BLOODSHOT, screen life in this new distanced world, vin diesel’s cyborg identity, call of duty multiplayer, soldiers as programmable assets, genre as open source software, & so much more. also a special announcement about our exclusive Hotbox The Livestream 4/20 twitch stream.

a diesel-powered mix from nadine at 1:41:36

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this week on HOTBOX THE CINEMA we meet up with our ole friend chronic the hemphog... with a discussion on the new Sonic The Hedgehog movie, detective pikachu, the convergence of Video Games and Cinema, how sonic is actually the same movie as richard jewell, the deep state, zillow product placement, & so much more.

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just in time for you to hotbox the oscars, seth and nadine sit down to hit the gas mask bong and talk about how digital technology & special effects attempt to recreate history in nominees like 1917 & the irishman. we talk about media's recent world war 1 fetish (from war horse to wonder woman to battlefield 1), how 1917's fake single take erases the politically radical origins of film montage, the player as camera operator, and how technology remasters and remediates memory & history. get shell shocked with a wild mix from nathan at the end

a shell-shocking mix from nadine at 1:36:44

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after last month's deep dive into Theme Park Cinema, we realized we had even more thoughts on the subject. on episode 4.20 we take the amusement talk just a little bit further: we remember our own experiences with theme parks, examine the growing convergence between gaming and the attraction industry, look at the rise of super-parks, and talk about a few films that use the theme park as metaphor. from dollywood to dubai's new "Cyberzone," to epic mickey, it's all in there. after this, we promise, no more rollercoasters.

**exclusive** mix from seth at 1:27:20

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